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I arrive at the picket and scan for residual marks of damage from storms that hit land prior. The past few days have seen increased and intense rainfall, and the rain that came down the night before apparently flooded the sidewalks of this corner of Kapitolyo, dripped down the cement walls, and nearly reached the banigrolled out on the wooden paleta, on which the striking unionized workers rest. The walls betray no indication of wear, no darkened spot. You may also like: Benguet farmers are disposing sacks and sacks of perfectly fine pipino — here’s what can be done Seven easy-to-do Manila makeovers Mayor Isko can take on One last look at Harrison Plaza, the first mall of all our childhoods SATIRE: Marcoses attempt to set record for world’s largest food poisoning incident This morning is different. It is 9:30am. The weather is steady, and those at the picket today show no trace of shakenness, even when just the week before, violent strikebreakers heaved … [Read more...] about At the Zagu picket line, the morning after a storm

4TH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES [Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | 22 July 2019] Thank you. Kindly sit down. Kumusta po kayo? Let me begin by extending my hand in gratitude to all who kept faith with me in our most trying times. Numbers speak a thousand words and tell a hundred tales. But the landslide victory of the Administration candidates as well as the latest survey results shows that my disapproval rating is 3%. [applause] I hope that the members of Congress --- sana hindi kayo included sa 3% [laughter] --- inspires me with determination to pursue relentlessly what we have started at the start of my administration. Few men imbued with the will and the courage to do what he believes is right and just and whatever be the opposition in terms of numbers and noise, makes a majority. For it is not the eagle in the fight but the … [Read more...] about FULL TEXT: Duterte’s 4th SONA

NEW YORK — The last person to touch an item at an Amazon fulfillment center is the packer, whose job is to stick each order in a box and tape it shut. As with most jobs, being a packer is more complicated than it looks. Michael Waterman, a packer at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse, told me that when he started, he would grab each piece of tape too quickly, and it would invariably stick to his gloves. He ruined two pairs in his first two days. Later, he overcompensated by waiting too long, at which point the tape had lost its stickiness. Only after some experimentation did he find the sweet spot. And yet, being a packer isn’t that complicated. When I asked Waterman whether he had run into similar problems in other aspects of his job — like figuring out how long a piece of tape to use — he demurred. “The right amount of tape will always come out,” Waterman said, referring to the automatic tape dispenser at his side. My trip to Amazon’s … [Read more...] about Robots’ ways rub off on humans: Inside an Amazon warehouse

CHENNAI: P Rajagopal's story has it all: Rags to riches, the visionary creator of a trailblazing Indian restaurant chain - and having a romantic rival murdered after some fateful cosmic advice.On Sunday (Jul 7), the founder of Saravana Bhavan, the eatery found in India and beyond - from Leicester Square to Lexington Avenue via Singapore, Sydney and Stockholm - is due to begin a life sentence.Rajagopal, 71, always dressed in white with a strip of sandalwood paste on his forehead, is the pious son of a low-caste onion trader from a village in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.In 1981, having opened a grocer's shop in Chennai - then known as Madras - he took the brave step of opening his first restaurant at a time when eating out was unusual for most Indians.The winning formula was, and remains, that the southern Indian vegetarian delights on offer - dosa pancakes, deep-fried vadas and idli rice cakes - taste homemade, and are affordable."If a lower middle class family … [Read more...] about The spectacular fall of India’s ‘dosa king’

Retail colossus Walmart on Tuesday began offering free next-day deliveries of online purchases, aiming to counter rival Amazon in the race to get orders to consumer doorsteps. One-day delivery option became available for an array of merchandise for sale at Walmart.com to customers in Phoenix and Las Vegas, and will extend to Southern California in the next few days, according to e-commerce chief Marc Lore. The move ramps up Walmart's efforts to keep pace in electronic commerce with Amazon, which offers speedy deliveries to its Prime subscription members. Walmart planned to roll the feature out gradually, making it available to about 75 percent of the people in the US this year. Unlike Amazon, Walmart won't require a membership fee. "Contrary to what you might think, it will cost us less -- not more -- to deliver orders the next day," Lore said in an online post. "That's because eligible items come from a single fulfillment center located closest to the customer." Read also: Amazon … [Read more...] about Walmart speeds up delivery in race with Amazon